Model-Based Systems Engineering: Documentation and Analysis
WEEK 1: What Is MBSE?
The course officially Pre-Assessment 15 min
kicks off!
Get Started 25 min
In the first week, you’ll
• Welcome 3 min
take a Pre-Assessment • Course Schedule 3 min
to get a baseline of • Course Collaboration Tools 5 min
your understanding of • Groups 1 min
the course material. In • MBSE Survey 2 min
• Who’s Teaching the Course 4 min
Week 1, you’ll deep • Grading and Completion Criteria 1 min
dive into Model-Based • Certificate Information and CEUs 1 min
Systems Engineering in • Learning Objectives and Pedagogy 2 min
contrast to traditional • Social Media Groups 1 min
• Software Requirements 1 min
Systems Engineering,
such as a document What Is MBSE? 4 hrs
based approach. You
will learn to identify the • Key Ideas 3 min
• Promise of MBSE 25 min
core tenets of MBSE • Overview of MBSE 40 min
and the situations in • Qualities of Great Models 15 min
which it is • Scoping MBSE 20 min
recommended, and
• Graded Activity 20 min
distinguish the
differences between • Project 1.5 hrs
MBSE and traditional
• Key Takeaways 2 min
systems engineering.
Finally, you’ll overview
a set of qualities to look
for in MBSE models and
how to define the scope
and purpose of them.
MBSE: Documentation and Analysis | Schedule
WEEK 2: Building an MBSE Model
In Week 2, you will step Building an MBSE Model 4-5 hrs
into how you might
• Webinar with Dr. Bruce Cameron 1 hr
implement an MBSE • Key Ideas 10 min
approach. First, you will • Models as Data Repositories 45 min
look at the perspective of • SysML as an Example Language for MBSE 20 min
the model as a data • Modeling Behavior and Structure with SysML 50 min
repository and what this • Graded Activity 20 min
represents in terms of
querying abilities in an • Project 1.5 hrs
MBSE environment. While
• Action Plan 20 min
you do so, note the
contrast with traditional • Key Takeaways 2 min
document based SE
approaches. Secondly,
you’ll look at SysML as
modeling language used
in MBSE and examples of
syntax and a use case
example.
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WEEK 3: Critiquing an MBSE Approach
For Week 3, you’ll start Critiquing an MBSE Approach 4-5 hrs
by looking at the
• Ask the Professor a Top 10 Question 5 min
implementation • Key Ideas 5 min
challenges that come • Implementation Challenges of MBSE 35 min
with adopting an MBSE • Performing an MBSE Critique 25 min
approach. The Boeing
• Graded Activity 20 min
case study will provide
you with an overview of • Current Debates in the MBSE Community 20 min
these. This will then pivot
to how to analyze an • Project 1.5 hrs
MBSE model. How might • Key Takeaways 2 min
you evaluate and analyze
a model can be a
common and challenging
task in an MBSE
environment. The
structured process for
performing a critique will
guide you through this
process. Finally, industry
experts will provide an
overview of current
trends of MBSE in the
community.
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WEEK 4: Managing the Model
In Week 4, after Managing the Model 4-5 hrs
reviewing the
• Key Ideas 2 min
implementation and • MBSE Lessons Learned 30 min
analysis of MBSE models, • Model Management 50 min
you will dive into • Patterns in MBSE 5 min
managing models
• Graded Activity 20 min
throughout their life
cycle. Model • Project 1.5 hrs
management will have a
great impact in both the • Action Plan 20 min
MBSE environment and • Key Takeaways 2 min
the organization. In this
context, the model • Course Wrap-Up 2 min
management plan, model • Exit Survey 10 min
owner, and the model Post-Assessment 15 min
curator are presented.
Finally, you’ll close with
design patterns and a set
of lessons learned by
industry experts.
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